Sen. King, Colleagues Urge Senate Leadership to Protect Prevention and Public Health Fund
Today,
"Using the PPHF as a piggy bank, even for important health programs, will result in major cuts to state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments, as well as other grantees working at the local level," the Senators wrote. "Issuing cuts to the PPHF to fund community health care programs is a clear example of robbing Peter to pay Paul and will have disastrous effects for the health of children and working families. It will also only further exacerbate the long-term problem of mounting health care spending."
Other senators signing the letter include Senators
A copy of the letter is below and can be found HERE: https://www.markey.senate.gov/download/prevention-and-public-health-fund-letter
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The Honorable
The Honorable
Senate Minority Leader
We write to express serious concerns regarding use of the
The value of prevention throughout our federal health care system cannot be overstated. In fact, the best way to combat public health outbreaks and emergencies is to prevent them before they arise. As the recent hurricanes, fires, and other natural disasters have reminded us, the federal government plays a key role in identifying and preventing public health threats. Our nation spends upwards of
Recognizing the need to increase prevention efforts in order to meet the health challenges of the 21st Century,
While we strongly support reauthorizing and funding the various health care initiatives that have expired or will soon expire, we are concerned about efforts to cut the PPHF to offset the costs of these programs. The CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act under consideration in the
Issuing cuts to the PPHF to fund community health care programs is a clear example of robbing Peter to pay Paul and will have disastrous effects for the health of children and working families. It will also only further exacerbate the long-term problem of mounting health care spending. We urge you to avoid using the PPHF as an offset to pay for our vital health care programs and stand ready to work towards negotiating bipartisan offsets that do not come at the expense of the public's health.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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